['g?f?]
¦ verb [usu. as adjective goffered]
1. crimp or flute (a lace edge or frill) with heated irons.
2. [as adjective goffered] (of the gilt edges of a book) embossed with a repeating design.
¦ noun an iron used to crimp or flute lace.
Origin
C16: from Fr.
gaufrer, from
gaufre 'honeycomb', from Mid. Low Ger.
wafel (see
waffle2).